論い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
論
あげつら Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 論(あげつら)う (agetsurau, “to accuse, criticize; to exaggerate trivial faults”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あげつらい [àgétsúráí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɡe̞t͡sɨᵝɾa̠i]

Noun

論(あげつら)い • (agetsurai) ^{←あげつらひ (ageturafi)?}

1. argument or debate on the logic or morality of things; act of nitpicking or pointing out minor flaws